A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 202 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam (126 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000d283. Id of event: us6000d283. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 143.5648° East, 11.7875° North, depth 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:57:42 / 6:57 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 20/12/20 / 2020-12-20 18:57:42 / December 20, 2020 @ 6:57 pm UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 202 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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